How often do you get those days where you just feel like a rockstar in the studio? I just feel a rush today from my success. It's like every thing comes out exactly how I intend for it to! (which is not easy as a new potter) I think I am just super relaxed and perhaps the force is on my side.

I successfully made 6 mugs, a bowl, and a lid for this creation i have working. (I am attempting to make a pineapple jar and its looking very cool to me so far)

~ Namaste ~

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Shanel Pottery

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"To me the greatest thing is to live beauty in our daily life and to crowd every moment with things of beauty. It is then, and then only that the art of the people as a whole is endowed with it's richest significance. For it's products are those made by great a many craftsmen for the mass of the people, and the moment this art declines the life of the nation is removed far away from beauty. So long as beauty abides in only in a few articles created by a few geniuses, the kingdom of beauty is nowhere near realization." - Bernard Leach

Save those days, to use as solace for the days when nothing works, for you will have those also.

YES- I have had a whole past month like that!! I got that new brent cxc and I was thinking something is wrong because I had the hardest time centering and when I would pull up high things would flop. I actually think now that it is off balance because the wheel gyrates when the petal is supposed to all the way low/off. I just started back with my kick wheel this past weekend out of frustration and everything is going smoothly.

~ Namaste ~

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Shanel Pottery

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"To me the greatest thing is to live beauty in our daily life and to crowd every moment with things of beauty. It is then, and then only that the art of the people as a whole is endowed with it's richest significance. For it's products are those made by great a many craftsmen for the mass of the people, and the moment this art declines the life of the nation is removed far away from beauty. So long as beauty abides in only in a few articles created by a few geniuses, the kingdom of beauty is nowhere near realization." - Bernard Leach

I agree, sometimes it just clicks. I have been having a good couple of weeks, firing is going well, my production is up, and all is well. Now is a good time to push yourself, see what you are capable of, create a breakthrough.

I agree, sometimes it just clicks. I have been having a good couple of weeks, firing is going well, my production is up, and all is well. Now is a good time to push yourself, see what you are capable of, create a breakthrough.

Yes! Great advice!! By the way I checked out your website and your brown jar that appears to have sunshine breaking through clouds is just stunning! Very inspriational

~ Namaste ~

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Shanel Pottery

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"To me the greatest thing is to live beauty in our daily life and to crowd every moment with things of beauty. It is then, and then only that the art of the people as a whole is endowed with it's richest significance. For it's products are those made by great a many craftsmen for the mass of the people, and the moment this art declines the life of the nation is removed far away from beauty. So long as beauty abides in only in a few articles created by a few geniuses, the kingdom of beauty is nowhere near realization." - Bernard Leach

so on a sorta related note...........Energy drinks are super high in vitamin b12, which is our bodies only use for Cobalt metal; it is the base atom for the molecule.

I want to, and this is making me more giddy to do so, make a clear glaze base and substitute water for rockstar to see iff i can get a nice blue.

i would love to see that

~ Namaste ~

Home studio potter

Shanel Pottery

www.shanelpottery.com

www.facebook.com/shanelspottery

"To me the greatest thing is to live beauty in our daily life and to crowd every moment with things of beauty. It is then, and then only that the art of the people as a whole is endowed with it's richest significance. For it's products are those made by great a many craftsmen for the mass of the people, and the moment this art declines the life of the nation is removed far away from beauty. So long as beauty abides in only in a few articles created by a few geniuses, the kingdom of beauty is nowhere near realization." - Bernard Leach